Category: Leadership Matters
Bring Out the Best in Your Team
Guest Post by David M. Dye I’m honored to help my friend, David Dye, celebrate the launch of his book with this guest post. The Seven Things Your Team Needs to Hear You Say was released earlier this month. I had the pleasure of reviewing a preview copy and was impressed with the clarity with […]
Unconscious Competence or Catatonic Complacency?
If you’ve attended more than a workshop or two in your career, you’ve likely been introduced to the four stages of competence or the four stages of learning any new skill. Developed in the 1970’s by Noel Burch, this model describes the process by which new skills are acquired: Unconscious incompetence: You’re blissfully ignorant of […]
A Word about Welcoming New Workers: Three Secrets to Satisfaction, Engagement, and Retention
First impressions apply to organizations as well as individuals. If you’ve ever hired someone, you know that employers have a short window during which to capture the hearts and minds of a new employee. Unfortunately too frequently the window closes… about the same time that a door opens and the disappointed, disillusioned employee walks out! […]
Back to School Inspires Goal Setting
Guest Blog by Jenna Giulioni The following post is an article that my 15-year-old daughter wrote for her high school newspaper. It strikes me that we adults might benefit from this teenage wisdom on how to reach our goals. As the new school year fast approaches, there are two types of people, those praying for […]
Hard Data about the Soft Skills Gap
Which of the following do you feel best defines the ‘gap’ in the US workforce skills gap? Lack of soft skills Lack of technical skills Lack of strong leadership skills Lack of computer-based technology skills NA – I don’t think there is a gap in the US workforce This is the question recently asked by […]
Staying Afloat
Paddle boarding is my favorite summer pastime. If you’re not familiar with it, it’s a cross between kayaking and surfing that involves standing on a long board and using an oar to maneuver around a body of water. Easy, right? Not always. On a recent outing during which weather conditions were a little challenging, I […]
